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Aaron Smith injury update, no timetable for full recovery yet.

This is not good news for Aaron but a lot more playing time for Ziggy and Cam.

The Post-Gazette reports that the prognosis for defensive end Aaron Smith is less clear. He is not fully recovered from the torn triceps tendon that caused him to miss the final 13 games last season, and it is unclear when he will be 100 percent.

There is still plenty of time for him to recover from this, however it does pave the way for Hood to continue to get playing time and also to see 1st round draft pick Cam Heyward. Smith is the type of guy that won't want to end his career on an injury note if he can help it so I suspect unless it's really, really, bad he'll still be back this year.

Depending on the prognosis it wouldn't surprise me to see the Steelers go out in free agency and try to bring in another player.

I hope he can have a good quality of llife after football, because he is getting pretty high in football age and will not be able to play much longer
Looks like Ziggy is his heir apparent maybe this will be sooner than later

Pretty much. He has done well in the past; however, he just does not seem to have any durability at this point. The older a player gets, the more injuries the get. More injuries seem to lead to more injuries. It's a vicious cycle. At least the team has some young defensive ends who should be able to fill in.

I agree its probably the end of the road for Aaron Smith and dude really has the ultimate Steeler.........Its hard for these players to give up the game they love so much.......I hope to see him come back and contribute but I'm not counting on it......At least we have some young DL in place that can help contribute.....Hood should be looked at as a starter now and Heyward will see plenty of snaps for sure.....

Limited snaps is the way to go if he comes back. He'll have a better chance of staying healthy for an entire season. When he is on his game there is no one better. I'd hate to see his career end this way.